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Sunday, April 22, 2012

For the Last day of Group 1 Blogging Marathon#15, i post a Dinner Thali. Chunky Pan-roasted Paneer/Cottage Cheese, Dunked in Palak/Spinach Gravy as an Accompaniment to Wholemeal Roti's made using the Whey drained from Paneer. Dairy whey remaining from home-made cheese-making has many uses. It is a flour conditioner and can be substituted for milk in most baked good recipes that require milk (bread, pancakes, muffins, etc). Whey is also good to add protein to breakfast smoothies. Info courtesy : WIKI

Blanch the spinach in a big vessel of Boiling Water. Drain, wash with cold water and blend to a smooth puree

In a non-stick pan, add a tbsp of oil and fry the Paneer/Cottage Cheese until golden brown. Remove and drain on a Kitchen towel.

In the same pan, heat the remaining oil, add onions and saute till they turn translucent. Add Ginger, garlic, green cilies and turmeric powder and saute again for 3-4 minutes. Add tomato puree and saute until oil separates.

Add the spinach puree, garam masala, salt and a cup of water and bring to boil. Add Fried Paneer, mix well and let it sit on the stove for a minute or two, then take it off the stove. Garnish with little cream and Serve Hot with Roti's.

Notes

If using Frozen Paneer, Soak them in Hot water and make them soft before pan-frying them.